A film by NatGeo explorer in residence Wade Davis on Tibetan Culture and the science of meditation in Nepal.
David Eckel: Buddhism 17-18 of 24
The seventeenth and eighteenth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the various schools of the Tibetan tradition, and then focus on the institution of the Dalai Lama specifically.
David Eckel: Buddhism 15-16 of 24
The fifteenth and sixteenth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism explores more into the Tantric tradition, the first video being on the use of the mandala, and the second on the passing of the Vajrayana to Tibet.
Buried Treasure, Mohenjo daro
A short film from 1957 in which Sir Mortimer Wheeler takes a tour of the Indus Valley civilsation, which he helped excavate.
David Eckel: Buddhism 13-14 of 24
The thirteenth and fourteenth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism he looks at the development of Buddhist philosophy and the emergence of Tantric Buddhism in the middle ages.
David Eckel: Buddhism 11-12 of 24
The eleventh and twelfth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the various Bodhisattvas and divine beings, and the doctrine of emptiness in Mahayana Buddhism.
The Leshan Giant Buddha Statue
Two short films on the Giant Leshan Buddha Statue in China, by far the largest stone sculpture in the pre-modern world (mainly English, interviews in Mandarin with subtitles).
David Eckel: Buddhism 9-10 of 24
The ninth and tenth lectures by Prof David Eckel on the history of Buddhism look at the two main schools of Buddhism, Theravada and Mahayana.
Jewel Garden, Tibetan Arts and Crafts
A short film about the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala and their efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and arts.
